The band was founded in California in 2012 and showed an inclination towards science fiction. The Astronomical Minds demo lead to an EP called Queen Of The Galaxy and another named Through Time And Space. The band issued a compilation called The Astronomical Queen Of Time And Space in 2015. Norman Skinner left and was replaced with John Yelland. Dire Peril had an album called The Extraterrestrial Compendium through Divebomb Records in 2018. The album was comprised of twelve tracks each inspired by a different science fiction movie. It featured guest performances from Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Ayreon) and Brittney Slayes (Unleash the Archers). The band was touring North America with Seven Kingdoms.